Problems of Reforming State Statistics of Ukraine

The article is concerned with analysis of initiatives for reforming state statistics in Ukraine and substantiation of ways for improvement of information support to monitor agrarian markets and efficient state sectorial management. The critical evaluation is given to measures to be taken to reform state statistics, which stipulate reduction of the staff of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, reduction in quantity of mandatory statistics reports and delivery of a range of statistics reports to be administered to other state authorities. It lists the forms of state statistic observations in agricultural, forest and fish industries to be filled in 2016. It proves the necessity to apply the balanced approach to reduction of quantity of report forms, full-fledged analysis and investigation of need in some forms for different user groups. It contains proposals on reforming statistics in agriculture through implementation of the institutional agrarian statistics that is the important element for agrarian market monitoring and effective sectorial management.